WASHINGTON, Sept 17 — Australia’s defence minister said Thursday that US-backed nuclear submarines were a better choice after France was outraged by Canberra scrapping a major deal for conventional ones.
France was outraged and accused its US ally of stabbing it in the back after Australia cancelled a multibillion-dollar package for conventional submarines as it announced a new three-way alliance with the United States and Britain. Australia, which has growing concerns about China, had existing submarines that after a life extension would only have given the country an edge going into the 2040s, he said.
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